Ants and Termites

Ants have ________ stomachs.

• 4

• 3

• 1

• 2

Inside the ant colonies are little _________.

• hives

• spaces

• houses

• chambers or rooms

What happens to the Ant Queen's wings once she mates with a male ant?

• Her wings fall off

• She dies

• The male ant dies

• The ant eggs hatch

Ants go through a complete metamorphosis.

• True

• False

The queen ant ________ leaves the nest once her ant eggs hatch.

• always

• never

The queen ant lives in the ant colony for _________ years or more.

• 10-20

• 5-10

• 2-5

• 3-5

Ants molt.

• False

• True

What is one way that ants cooperate with each other?

• They leave the nest

• They eat all of the food they gather

• They don't share any of the food they have gathered

• They help build and repair tunnels

What are at least 2 ways ants communicate with each other. (Choose 2 answers)

• They give off chemical signals using their antennae to warn the colony of danger

• They wave their antennae at each other.

• They tap a food gatherer with its antennae to let it know that it is hungry.

• They jump up and down

Termite colonies are ruled by_________

• Just a king

• Just a queen

• A queen and king